Johnny Hughes has announced the availability of the Community Enterprise Operating System [CentOS] 5.8 on 8th Mar, 2012. This version is available in both i386 and x86_64 both architecture. This version contains many bug fixes, new updates and new functionality.

"Nobody likes the idea of having to practically beat their operating system into submission,... but this is the reality with Linux," asserted Slashdot blogger Barbara Hudson. "One good idea layered over another good idea added to another good idea sometimes ends up with really bad results. We don't all want to be 'protected from ourselves' by more and more features that assume the user is a dummy. There's another OS for that."

LinuxCertified,Inc. a leading provider of Linux training, will offer Linux system administration bootcamp on[b] [url=http://linuxcertified.com/linuxtraining.html]March 24 - 25, 2012 [/url] [/b] near San Francisco (South Bay). This workshop is designed for busy information technology professionals and is designed to cover the most important Linux administration areas. All attendees get a Linux laptop.

The OpenStreetMap Foundation blog welcomed Apple to the list of existing users of its crowdsourced, open source map data. Apple has, so far, said nothing about apparently using the OSM map data for areas outside the US in the desktop version of iPhoto.

For the first time in decades, the major players in the computing industry are making sweeping changes to the core of how we interact with computers. Microsoft, Apple, Google, and Canonical are reinventing the graphical user interface, leaving the desktop metaphor behind, and moving into a newer, and hopefully simpler, age of computer interaction.

Every six months, we will do a review of the latest version of Ubuntu and see what features/improvement Canonical has added to the popular distro. The next version of Ubuntu – 12.04, Precise Pangolin is now available in beta and this is particularly important since it is the next Long Term Support (LTS) version. As of all LTS version, the emphasis is always on stability over new features experimentation, so it is interesting to see how the 12.04 will perform. Let’s proceed with the review.

The broad objective, if it is not already evident from the title of this article, is to: Dual-boot Windows 7 and Chakra Archimedes on a computer with one hard drive; then, create an NTFS partition at the end of the drive that will be shared between both operating systems. When completed, you should see this screen when you reboot or restart the computer.

Unsettings is an Unity tweak tool that comes with some unique features, like: disable the global menu and overlay scrollbars or easily add applications to the systray whitelist. Besides these, the application also comes with features found in other Unity tweaking tools such as changing the Unity launcher look and behaviour, change the theme (icons, GTK, Metacity or cursor) and fonts and more.

Models, tools, and concepts start this series of articles that describes the use of software bundles, image management, and other tools on IBM SmartCloud Enterprise to solve practical problems in enterprise IT management. This article presents an overview of software bundle and image management concepts, explains the resource model, compares this platform to other software package management platforms, discusses use cases, and surveys the tools available. The concepts are illustrated with the use of an example energy-saving calculator application.

If you installed the Linux boot loader to the MBR and want to restore the Windows boot loader, this short tutorial shows you how to do it. It is an easy, point-and-click process. And the application that makes it that easy is called EasyBCD, a free-for-personal-use application from Neosmart Technologies.

Netrunner is an installable LiveDVD KUbuntu based distribution that is geared towards novice users of Linux. It is packed with a lot of programs and is enjoyable to use. Netrunner also comes with WINE and Virtualbox pre-installed as well.

If you have been desiring better video playback support on the open-source ATI/AMD Radeon Linux graphics stack, the days of being frustrated may be limited. There's some code concerning UVD -- the GPU's Unified Video Decoder engine -- that will be going through internal code review at AMD this coming week...

Clement Lefebvre has announced the availability of Linux Mint 12 LXDE version on 9th Mar, 2012. It comes with many new features and contain new updates. Due to LXDE desktop environment it is very light-weight and fast. It contains the features from Ubuntu 11.10 and contain Linux Kernel 3.0 and LXDE 0.5.0.

Deep Black: Reloaded is a new sci-fi third person shooter game featuring detailed action-packed underwater combat. Players armed with hi-tech underwater equipment, a specialized underwater suit and jet pack will be taken to murky depths of the sea in pursuit of enemies. With the majority of the game play taking place below the water's surface, action-adventure fans will need to master new skills to fight hostile enemies and infiltrate enemy bases. Plus multiplayer mode with underwater battles will give you a totally new experience.

The Best, Against The WindThough the KDE desktop has a few obvious advantages over Unity, Kubuntu has always played second fiddle (maybe third) to Shuttleworth’s baby, Ubuntu. While the distro has received critcism and praise in equal parts, one thing has never change. Commitment.